Monthly Archives: July 2016

WRC A FULL 2016 / 2017 WORLD RALLY CAR 2017 MAKES ASPHALT DEBUT. 22 July 2016 Three months after its first outing, Citroën Racing’s World Rally Car 2017 has made its asphalt début. On the bumpy roads of Aude in southern France, Kris Meeke and Stéphane Lefebvre learned how the car behaves on the surface. By opting to hold the first development sessions on gravel, the Citroën Racing engineers had given priority to a surface used in the majority of World Rally Championship events. “By test-driving the car in the toughest conditions first,…Read more

WRC A FULL 2016 Hyundai Motorsport confirms Dani Sordo will miss Rally Finland. Dani Sordo will not compete in Rally Finland in order to recover from an injury picked up in a pre-event test accident Hyundai Motorsport test driver Kevin Abbring and his co-driver Seb Marshall will take over the #20 New Generation i20 WRC in Finland The team’s pre-event test has been rescheduled for 22-25 July with Thierry Neuville, Hayden Paddon and Abbring all on duty ahead of the rally. Alzenau, Germany July 15, 2016 – Hyundai Motorsport has today confirmed that…Read more

TEIN MOTORSPORTS A FULL 2016 Victory for racers with TEIN dampers in 3 classes!. 11 July 2016 All Japan Dirt Trial Championship Round 5 at Aomori Prefecture’s Circuit Park Kiriyanai, July 10th. PN2 class: Kawashima’s 3rd win this season! Counting podium finishes of three wins and two 2nd places, he exhibits an extremely consistent speed throughout the tournament. SA2 class: the battle continued to be hard for Kamada, taking on the strong Mitsubishi Lancer squad with his Subaru WRX STI, after winning the opening round - but finally he got his long-pursued second…Read more

JRC A FULL 2016 TEIN MOTORSPORTS CONSIGUE VICTORIA & PODIO EN EL JRC DE TOYA. Campeonato japonés de Rally, la ronda 5: “2016 ARK Rally Toya” 4 de julio 2016 Del 1 al 3 julio, se llevó a cabo la prueba japonesa que se incluye cada año en el Rally nacional nipón, la fecha 5 "2016 ARCA Rally Toya". El Rally que finalmente que hizo comenzar la segunda mitad de la temporada 2016, resultó extremadamente dura para los competidores. Las fuertes lluvias en el día 1, seguido de una superficie resbaladiza terriblemente extrema…Read more

JRC A FULL 2016 July 1st through 3rd, Japanese Rally Championship Round 5 “2016 ARK Rally Toya” was held. 4 July 2016 The rally that finally started the second half of season 2016, proved extremely harsh. Heavy rain on Day 1, followed by a terribly slippery surface on Day 2. A number of cars had to retire because of the flooding on the course’s trademark river crossing. Amid such conditions, Mitsubishi Lancer Evolution X-team Nutahara-Sato dominated JN6 class on Day 1 with excellent driving. Not letting go of the lead on Day 2,…Read more

WRC A FULL 2016 Dani Sordo abandona a poco del final el Rally de Polonia. Dani Sordo y Marc Martí se han visto obligados a abandonar el Rally de Polonia, séptima prueba puntuable para el Campeonato del Mundo de Rallyes 2016, cuando disputaban la penúltima especial de la prueba. 3 de Julio 2016 Después de un fin de semana en el que se han visto perjudicados por su orden de salida en los tramos, Sordo y Martí se encontraban hoy ya en la zona de puntos, cuando un pequeño toque en el tercer…Read more

WRC A FULL 2016 DMACK Delighted With Top WRC Finish. British tyre manufacturer DMACK has scored its best-ever FIA World Rally Championship result and its first podium after a giant-killing performance at Rally Poland. 3 July 2016 Leading for the majority of DMACK’s 70th WRC event, Estonians Ott Tänak and co-driver Raigo Mõlder finished second after a dramatic final day. Despite being denied a remarkable maiden victory, the result positioned DMACK as a major player in global motorsport after becoming one of a handful of tyre manufacturers to lead a WRC event. In…Read more

(MČR) A FULL 2016 Record chaser Kopecký scores celebrated ŠKODA home win in black FABIA R5. › Works duo Jan Kopecký/Pavel Dresler score fourth consecutive win in Rally Bohemia held in vicinity of ŠKODA headquarters in Mladá Boleslav › Special black paintwork a hit not only with the fans lining the course – nod to cult Czechoslovakian film a huge success › Kopecký/Dresler well on course to defend their title in Czech Rally Championship (MČR) after fourth win in fourth event of the season › Michal Hrabánek: „A successful rally weekend for ŠKODA“…Read more

WRC2 A FULL 2016 WRC 2: Suninen gives ŠKODA its fifth consecutive win. › FABIA R5 drivers Teemu Suninen/Mikko Markkula win dramatic three-way battle › Win slips through fingers of works duo Esapekka Lappi/Janne Ferm due to flat tyre in penultimate stage, putting them in third place in high-octane show in the FIA World Rally Championship (WRC 2) › Michal Hrabánek: „Rally Poland was excellent advertising for WRC 2“ 3 July 2016 Mikołajki, 3 July 2016 – Intense heat and dust followed by rain and mud, with plenty of drama throughout: the FABIA…Read more

WRC A FULL 2016 An extra portion of courage: Mikkelsen claims second WRC win in Poland, Ogier and Volkswagen lead championship at halfway point. “The Handsome won” snatches last-gasp success in Poland: Mikkelsen/Jæger win in the rain Volkswagen leads Manufacturer, Driver and Co-Driver World Championships at halfway point FIA WORLD RALLY CHAMPIONSHIP (WRC) RALLY POLAND 3 July 2016 Wolfsburg (03 July 2016). Thrilling right down to the wire, with fortune favouring the brave: Andreas Mikkelsen/Anders Jæger (N/N) produced an outstanding display in Poland to take their second victory in the FIA World Rally…Read more